Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club

Wide fareways easy driving. Green areas very demanding. Excellent conditioning. A lot of difficult approach shots.

The fairways and greens were in superb shape. Would put the value of this weekend round up against any other in the Greater Atlanta Area.

Too bad that the clubhouse is not between 9 and 10 as there is very little water on the course. The clubhouse does not allow private coolers and there was only one cart girl. Bad combination as we about died of thirst. Other than that it was a great time.

With weather the way it was, the course was very playable even with the recent rains.

I recommend this course to everyone. However, you much stay in the fairway. The rough can be challenging. I found it to be a fun course if you are not one of those golfer that think you should be on the PGA and you should probably not be playing golf at all.

I was really surprised how well the course had drained considering it had been raining for 4 straight days. I only encountered two small spots that were sloppy with water. The greens were very slow.

This course does not pass the clubhouse at the turn therefore more beverage cart rounds should be implemented throughout the day.

Rough is very high. Stay in the fairway. Keep you eye on the ball. Good challenge.

Course is in the best shape I've seen it over the past couple of years. Greens recently aerated but rolled pretty true. The rough is set up championship style and will give you fits. Presents a nice challenge.

Crystal Lake is one of my favorite tracks. The course Has fallen off but time in my humble opinion. Crabgrass in the fairways. Course conditions left a lot to be desired. Waited behind a slow 2 some all day somebody called the pro-shop behind us to complain about the pace. Guess what happens next. The dude drives past the slow group and us to talk to the caller. Then proceeds to come back our way to tell us to pick up the pace as we wait on the tee box behind the group that is holding up the entire course. But he doesn't go speak to them because he knows them. You need to train your staff to talk to the slow players no matter who they are.

One true complaint I will make is their membership. It literally makes no sense. Pay $200 a month and play for free. Basically it would take me playing 10 times a month to come close to breaking even. The one membership more my speed is $100 a month. Not bad right? Except I have to pay $20 every time I play....I pay $25 on golf now regularly. Again I would have to play quite a bit to break even. I wish they would tempt me with a $15 fee, or $10 for the $100 a month. I would jump all over it. Cannon Gate is $130 and green fees and cart are like $15. I would completely get a membership if their rates were comparable. I just see no point in giving them a $100 AND then pay them $20 ($5 less than Golfnow) to play the course. I could skip the $100 and just book a $25 round, pay the extra $5 and play when I want. Hoping they get a more reasonable fee on the $100 a month so I can join and see the benefit. My last round I got stuck behind a very rude foursome. Not the courses fault. 4 guys in 5 carts never waived me through. I skipped hole 8 after they hit off the tee box and ALL FOUR of them looked for a lost ball in weeds 75 yards off the tee box. They saw me waiting...a single. Never once did they tell me to go ahead while their entire foursome looked for a ball. No they continued to look for 10 minutes. I finally skipped the hole and never could make it back. Again not the courses fault, just feels good to get it off my chest. Otherwise, it's my favorite new course because it's close to my house.

The Course is in great condition, the green was excellent.

A shame that this once outstanding place has fallen into general disrepair. I realize the aerated greens made a bit of difference, but they had not been mowed or tended to in what looked like 3-4 days. All of the attention to details that I used to love about playing there have sadly gone away.

The price of $26 reflects what you will be getting when you get there, and I'm not sure it was worth $26.

I hope they find their way back to the place they were when it first opened, I felt like I was stealing from them at $65 a few years ago.

The course was great, green was fast & fairways was very nice.

Played 18 course was in pretty good condition especially since they had received a bit over 5 inches of rain in the two days previous to our round. The greens had been aerated a few days earlier, considering all they were in fair condition for bent grass in the summer heat of the south. Overall a pretty nice golf course the fact that you do not return to the club house area until you complete the 18th can be a little difficult, make sure you get drinks before you start, most days there is not a cart girl on course.

My Dad and I enjoyed the course but the pace of play on the front nine was pretty bad. We played behind a threesome and they weren't familiar with the term - Ready Golf. But they finally gave up and left after 8 holes -- then the pace was fine.
The course was in pretty good shape - fairways were ok even with all the weeds. The greens were in pretty good shape considering the weather -- love bent greens. The overall experience was good but I couldn't believe that a course of this caliber wouldn't have club covers on the cart. We had a brief shower on 17 and 18 - without the club cover attached to the cart -- we had to use our towels.

I always enjoy playing at Crystal Lakes. Its very well maintained challenging

Enjoyable yet challenging loop. Bring water!! There is no clubhouse stop between 9 & 10. Ensure you follow the signs, holes 11 & 12 are off to the side. We missed the sign and went from 10 to 13 and had to go back. Would definitely recommend! We are going back tomorrow

Great conditions, friendly staff, and a great layout!
Even with a tournament going on pace of play was good, right under four hours!

I played this course on Sunday 8/9/2015, tee time 4:24. I was paired with 3 other gentlemen. We started behind another 4 some that was soooo slow, we did not finish. 4 1/2 hours to play 16 holes.
The greens need work, lots of brown spots. All creeks were grown up and unsightly.
The man in the clubhouse is very unfriendly to golfnow guests.

Overall good course when booked on Golfnow. Ball placement is key to a good score.
Pros - Well maintained fairways. Course facilities are nice.
Cons - Greens need some tlc. Were not in good condition. Outward nine does not play back into clubhouse. So, once you're out, your out until the 18th green.